Sounds pretty good to me in this vid, but looks like he's running it through a tube head & cab......I'm kinda interested, but would have to hear it through a PA or DAW before I could commit to buying.....

Has anyone tried an HD unit here yes? I haven't. I'd like to check it out because they claim the "feel" of it is one of the noticable enhancements. One of the things I've yet to get from a modeler is that authenticate sensitivity of the strings that is more felt than heard. The lack of it has changed the way I play to get the same results so... yeah, I'm hoping they have that covered now.

Btw, they apparently have a fourth desktop POD HD unit now too for about $399 on eBay.

From what I've heard, it's more of a live playing device. Most people love the old Pod for recording, it just never translated over to a live situation. I'm having a DeJaVu thing......
Whoa. It's still going.
James Ryce was involved......weird stuff.

That's true. I'm not a fan of collecting so if I don't use something enough or if it doesn't make my life more productive, simpler, or have some other unique reward I won't keep it.
I really don't like the maintenance that goes with having 'stuff'.

'Member that violin (used on that one "Wake Up Again" song)? Just sold it the other day.
Came to the conclusion that I won't be needing it any time soon so out the door it went. Albeit, I lowered the price on it because a kid was involved... that thing had like an hour of playing on it!

However, I don't have any problem buying something again that I already owned at one time as long as I don't take a loss on it. I recently got an MRS8 to use as a portable drum machine that I can export to the PC and an R24 for tracking portably at 24-bit. Both were extremely good deals and I may even get another used Variax for a tone idea I want to work on... but I'll have to butcher it... (as long as I can get it for cheap). About two years ago I repurchased the updated KB37 and a used pocket pod because they're useful and compact. I haven't been in a rush to get this stuff so I just kind of look for it on the side. I'll probably do the same for an HD just to give it a whirl (buy used).

My current favorite guitar depicts the functionality is chief approach that I personally prefer for equipment. I think I had it a few months short of a year or so... can't recall, but it's been my main guitar since I've gotten it.

Looks like things are pretty dead in the Line 6 Forum. Well, I don't mind talking to myself

I just picked up a Pod HD500 and I love it. Of course a couple days later they announced the HD500x, but it doesn't look like they've made any major changes. Anyway, if anyone is thinking of getting one, here are my thoughts, in no particular order

This thing is versatile. You can use it in a number of different ways. Just as an effects board with 8 customized effects, with effects and amp sims, as a midi controller, and as a recording interface, to name a few

Line 6 gave you access to the guts. Everything is tweakable, assignable, and flexible. They trust their users to read the freaking manual. I'm amazed at how much you can customize this thing to suit your needs. Want the foot pedal to control the feedback level on the delay? No problemo!

For live performance, this thing would be perfect. It allows you to organize your presets in "Set Lists" and name everything whatever you want. You can change between banks of patches easily and change between the patches themselves.

While not all the effects are my cup of tea (in particular, some of the distortions sound too harsh to my ear) there are enough options to make anyone happy. For example, I love the distortion I get from the tube compressor with the drive turned up.

The built in looper goes forward, backward, half speed, before effects, after effects. Fantastic!

It's built like a tank. Metal exterior, everything feels solid and like it will last longer than I will

I have to say the only downside is the price. These go for about $500 new, but I managed to grab one on Ebay for $360 in excellent slightly used condition. If you've got the cash and need a solid array of effects for live performance, take a look at these and the new 500x version. Just buying a handful of the actual pedals this simulates (not to mention the amps) would cost you more money, assuming you could even find some of the vintage ones. Truly a great piece of gear!

Sungodv wrote: I think the author of this thread ended up buying one, but I could be mistaken.

If you're referring to me Sunny-G, I didn't buy one of the new POD's, I have the POD X3 Live like this (I've had it for about 4 years or longer now ):

I run it using the 4-cable method in my amp's fx loop (delay, chorus, phase go after the amp's pre-section, but before the power section, & the wah/dist/od's go in the "front" of the amp, like regular stompboxes), & while it works pretty good, I'd still like a better multi-fx to use with my amp(s), like a TC Electronic Nova System, but in reality, the fx I can add in the daw are more than enough....maybe...

That said, I think the next pedal I'm gonna buy will be a Univibe, the POD has one, & I can also use several in the daw, but it just isn't the same as what I've heard on other people's stuff. Maybe I'm not setting/adjusting things right, but I can never get it to sound "right" to my ears...

I've read the new POD HD's are a step up from what I have, but if I was gonna spend that much $$$, I'd just buy the Nova System I mentioned, but for someone using ampsims/modelers, I've read the new POD HD's are a little better than the POD that I have....

Well, yer the author of the thread aren'tcha?
I was a bad boy and listened to Heart & Soul yesterday and I'm thinking a Variax might be a good buy for you. Maybe.
I love guitar music very much and it's cool to have 25 of 'em inside of one Axe. Well there's some Dobro's and Sitar too.

Kinda hard to justify any fluff purchases though after spending over $3 a gallon for gas these past 5 years while food and energy keep going up.

I can't ever see selling my Variax, but the e-drum kit is another thing. It's unused, extra heads, cymbal, foot pedal. Been covered with a sheet since new. Would be a bitch getting it back into the box, but I still have the original box! Cost a bit to ship too.
A Variax would be a nice addition to the keyboard you bought a while back.